Wednesday 23 March 10:45 am – 12:15 pm (UTC / Dakar time),
Room 7
PROGRAMME
Session Moderator
- James Sauramba, Executive Secretary, SADC-GMI (TBC)
Opening/Welcoming remarks
- Abou Amani, Director of Water Science Division, UNESCO
Ice-breaking activity
Short Statements/Case Study/Presentations
Presentations should answer 1 or 2 questions of the below:
1) How is the project contributing to improved knowledge and governance of transboundary groundwater systems worldwide? What kind of support are you able to offer to groundwater management actors to improve their understanding and governance of the aquifers they manage?
2) How is the improved understanding of the aquifer system at hand contributing to its sustainable management? What are the key factors that have improved the management of the groundwater system in your project, and what would be the main actions and takeaways to replicate your project’s success elsewhere?
- Neno Kukuric IGRAC
Transboundary Groundwaters (20 years of assessing; achievements and challenges) - Christina Fraser, IGRAC
Moving forward with improved assessment and management of transboundary aquifers - Mr. Ababacar Ndao, SG of the OMVG
Mise en place d’une coopération transfrontière sur le Bassin Aquifère Sénégalo-Mauritanien (BASM) - Governance of the Stampriet Transboundary Aquifer System (Southern Africa) (Confirmed) - Speaker: Lenka Thamae, Executive Secretary; ORASECOM
- ILucía Samaniego, Centro Regional para la Gestión de Aguas Subterráneas en América Latina y el Caribe (CeReGAS)
Implementation of the Guarani Aquifer Strategic Action Programme: Enabling Regional Actions - Callum Clench, Executive Director, IWRA
Implement transboundary cooperation to foster peace and prevent conflicts
Discussion between panelists and questions & answers with the participants (25 min)
Conclusion
From the Moderator
Closing remarks
- Sonja Koeppel, Secretary of the Water Convention, UNECE